Anthony Ryan is a Scottish writer of
fantasy
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and
science fiction
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, best known for his books about Vaelin Al Sorna, which started in 2013 with ''Blood Song''. He worked as a full-time
researcher
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before switching to full-time writing. He currently lives in
London
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, England. He has a degree in Medieval
History
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.
Biography
Anthony Ryan was born in Scotland in 1970 but has spent much of his adult life in London.
Anthony Ryan initially self-published ''Blood Song,''
however, he switched to major publication when
Penguin books
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offered him a three-book deal in May 2012. He started writing full-time after the success of the publication. He continues to self-publish a series of SF Noir novellas.
Bibliography
Raven's Shadow Universe
Raven's Shadow
* ''Blood Song'' (2012)
* ''Tower Lord'' (2014)
* ''Queen of Fire'' (2015)
Raven's Blade
* ''The Wolf's Call'' (2019)
* ''The Black Song'' (2020)
Slab City Blues
* ''Slab City Blues (2011)''
* ''A Song for Madame Choi (2011)''
* ''A Hymn to Gods Long Dead (2012)''
* ''The Ballad of Bad Jack (2013)''
* ''An Aria for Ragnarok (2015)''
* ''Slab City Blues: The Collected Stories (2015)''
The Draconis Memoria
* ''The Waking Fire'' (2016)
* ''The Legion of Flame'' (2017)
* ''The Empire of Ashes'' (2018)
Seven Swords series
* ''The Scarlet Ziggurat'' (2023)
* ''A Pilgrimage of Swords'' (2019)
* ''The Kraken’s Tooth'' (2020)
* ''City of Songs'' (2021)
* ''To Blackfyre Keep'' (2022)
* ''Across the Sorrow Sea'' (2023)
The Covenant of Steel
* ''The Pariah'' (2021)
* ''The Martyr'' (2022)
* ''The Traitor'' (2023)
Age of Wrath
* ''A Tide of Black Steel'' (2024)
Short stories
Raven's Shadow
* ''The Lord Collector''. Available in ''Blackguards Anthology''.
* ''A Duel of Evils''. Available in ''Unfettered II Anthology''.
* ''The Lady of Crows''
* ''Many Are the Dead''
* ''Songs of the Dark'' (Subterranean Press 2020) Collects four stories listed above.
The Draconis Memoria
* ''Sandrunners''. Available in ''Legends II Anthology'' - Stories in Honour of David Gemmell.
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
English fantasy writers
Scottish fantasy writers
Scottish male novelists